HIV Management Guide for Clinical Care and ARV Guidelines

HIV Management Guide for Clinical Care and ARV Guidelines

Management

Clinical supervision for nurses in the HIV sector

Judith Gorst: Family Therapist, Victoria  Introduction  What is clinical supervision for?  Confidentiality  Why should nurses working in the HIV sector be provided with routine clinical supervision?  Remote and indigenous communities  The impact of COVID-19  Conclusion  Resources Introduction  Clinical supervision is not the norm for people working in nursing and midwifery, though it is well established …

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What is clinical supervision for?

The Australian Clinical Supervision Association (ACSA) defines supervision as:  ‘A formal professional relationship between two or more people in designated roles, which facilitates reflective practice, explores ethical issues, and develops skills (2). The ACSA emphasises that it is not based on a hierarchical relationship or culture, and that the power lies with the supervisee.  The …

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Why should nurses and midwives working in the HIV sector be provided with routine clinical supervision?

There are a variety of reasons why clinical supervision is relevant for nurses caring for people with HIV. Since HIV has become a chronic condition rather than a life-threatening, terminal illness there is now a far greater emphasis on care in the community. Working in the community or general practice requires the nurse to work …

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Resources

Australian Clinical Supervision Association 

References

Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. Clinical Supervision Position Statement. Canberra: Australian College of Mental Health Nurses; April 2019. ACSA. Clinical Supervision: A Working Definition. Forest Lake, Qld: ACSA Definitions Report; 2014. Martin P, Kumar S, Tian E, Argus G, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Lizarondo L, Gurney T, Snowdon D. Rebooting effective clinical supervision practices to support …

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Health promotion

Karyn Gellie: Community Health Nurse  Acknowledgment to authors of the previous edition:   Elizabeth Crock, Gemma Hartmann, Vickie Knight.  This section examines health promotion in the HIV nursing context.  What is health promotion?  Health promotion in HIV nursing practice in Australia   Health promotion into the future in HIV nursing  Additional resources  What is health promotion?   Health …

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Health promotion in HIV nursing practice in Australia 

Promoting health is a significant component of HIV nursing. Nursing ‘contributes to almost all of the foundations of well-being’ including the equitable distribution of resources and capacity building (10).  The Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Nurses Association (ASHHNA) identify enabling equitable and culturally appropriate access to health care, acting to eliminate stigma and discrimination, and …

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Additional resources

Health Equity Matters (2022) Health Workforce Toolkit: HIV and Sexual Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people  National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2021-2031   NSW Government STI Programs Unit  Queensland Health (2021) Health Equity Toolkit   Reducing stigma and discrimination associated with blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections: A stigma reduction toolkit for …

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References

World Health Organization. Health promotion [Internet]. World Health Organization online; 2024 [Cited 2024 Feb 6]. Available from:  https://www.who.int/teams/health-promotion/enhanced-wellbeing/first-global-conference. World Health Organization. Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion [Internet]. 1987. World Health Organization; 2012 [Cited 2024 Feb 6]. Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WH-1987. Green J, Cross R, Woodall J, Tones K. Health and health promotion. In Green J, Cross …

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